Director: Matteo Alvaro
Headquarters: Via Ferrata 1
Main instruments:
- Huber-1, 4-circle Eulerian cradle point detector Mo sealed source
- Huber-2 4-circleEulerian cradle point detector Mo microfocus source motorized z stage
- Rigaku XtaLab SuperNova 4 circle kappa cradle Dectris Pilatus 200kR area detector Rigaku Mova Mo microfocus source
- Oxford System LN2 cryostream for low T measurements (100-400K)
- Horiba LabRAM HR Evolution (raman spectroscopy) green laser (Nd-Yag 532 nm/100mW) red laser (HeNe 633nm/30mW) (w/ ULF filter) motorized x-y-z stage for 3D mapping Magnification: 5x, 20x, 50xLWD, 100x Symphony CCD detector LN2 cooled
- Horiba Xplora One green laser (Nd-Yag 532 nm/100mW) red laser (HeNe 633nm/17mW) blue laser (diode-pumped solid-state 785nm) motorized x-y-z stage for 3D mapping Magnification: 5x, 20x, 50xLWD, 100x
- Zeiss Axio Imager m2m: high-resolution optical microscopes (polarized transmitted and reflected light) with motorized x-y-z stage for high-resolution 3D mapping. Equipped with 5x, 10x, 20x (LWD), 50x and 100x epiplan objectives for polarized light observation
- Zeiss Axioscope 5 polarization: high-resolution optical microscopes (polarized transmitted and reflected light) with motorized x-y stage for high-resolution 3D mapping. Equipped with 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x and 100x epiplan objectives for polarized light observation.
- Zeiss Stemi 508 stereo microscope with 8:1 apochromatic zoom with long arm stand for a long distance of work. Reflected and transmitted light
- Aethia workstation EXA-W 20 CORE XEON (2 Intel Xeon 10 core processors, 16GB DDR4 RAM)
- Aethia Mini Cluster TERA-4 with 4 nodes (2 Intel Xeon 8 core processors and 16Gb DDR4 RAM)
- Micro furnaces for in situ high temperature experiments
- ETH-type Diamond anvil cell for in situ high pressure experiments
Activities performed:
Study of the physicochemical properties of materials and minerals under environmental and non-environmental conditions to determine elastic properties essential for reconstructing deep-earth dynamics.
Development of geothermobarometric methods based on the elastic response of host inclusion systems and their application to determine pressure-temperature equilibria in crustal and mantle rocks and samples.
Development of methodologies for the geothermometric and geospidometric study of crustal, mantle, and planetary rock samples by studying intra- and intercrystalline diffusion processes.
Study of meteorite samples for (a) the reconstruction of magmatic processes on other planetary bodies and (b) the reconstruction of the origin of carbon phases contained in ureilitic meteorites and carbonaceous chondrites.
Practical exercises and laboratory tests.
Experiments and numerical and ab initio calculations for master's and doctoral theses.
Development, implementation, and/or coordination of national and international research projects.
Classification and data collection on terrestrial minerals and meteorites.
Urinary stone analysis service for diagnostic purposes.
The laboratory is equipped for:
Master's theses, PhD theses. PhD, Teaching exercises for the Bachelor's Degree in Geological Sciences, Teaching exercises for the Master's Degree in Geosciences for Sustainable Development, Services for third parties with reference price list, Other Services for third parties, Research.